Persecution

My friends and I often have discussions in which we try to understand why people ever settled in the great state of Florida. Please do not get me wrong, I have a deep affection for the Sunshine State, largely …Read More

Gilbert Meilaender is a truly heroic figure. I would like to share my admiration for him with others as an encouragement to persevere in the face of persecution. Meilaender is an internationally known ethicist and one of a group of …Read More

The Bible frequently uses animals as illustrations to help us understand key points about life. In Proverbs, ants are held up as examples of being industrious (6:6), and a lion is used to describe a king’s wrath (19 …Read More

He must have thought I was crazy. He was one of many conference friends, folks who come to so many Ligonier conferences that I not only recognize their faces, I remember their names. We would talk each time we met …Read More

I would like to muse about and opine regarding the question of why American Christians suffer so little persecution while people in other nations today pay with their lives for their Christian confession. But before I speculate on this matter …Read More

The assailant fired off nearly 30 rounds. He shouted: “Allah akhbar! Allah akhbar! God is great!” He turned on his heel and left the taxi driver to die. And thus, on Feb. 17, 2003, the Iraqi church had yet another …Read More

In Beijing, China, Brother Hua Huiqi and members of his family—including his 84-year-old father—were beaten when unidentified men broke into his home. All of the portable heaters in the home were confiscated and the family was left to …Read More